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Future Food Laboratory
  • Juhee Ahn
    Professor
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    Position : 
    Scientist
    E-mail : 
    juheeahn@zju.edu.cn
    Research : 
    Food microbiological safety control, Bacterial resistance mechanism, Evolutionary trade-offs between phages and bacteria

 

Dr. Juhee Ahn is currently a professor at the Future Food Lab, Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University, China, and he is also a “Qiushi” Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University. Prof. Ahn has been selected in the National Torch Talent Program of China. He was a professor in Medical Biomaterials Engineering at Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Missouri–Columbia, USA (2003), and continued his work as a post-doctoral research assistant at the Food Microbiology Lab at the University of Missouri (2003–2004). He also worked in the Food Safety and Engineering Lab at the Ohio State University (2004–2006). He was a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland, USA (2012–2013) and Zhejiang University (2016–2017). His primary research interest focuses on exploring innovative solutions based on bacteriophage control to enhance food safety and understand bacterial resistance to antibiotics. He also investigates the mechanisms of phage mutant development and the trade-offs between antibiotic and phage resistance.


Phage-Driven Food Safety and Infection Control Team

The Phage-Driven Food Safety and Infection Control Team focuses on developing bacteriophage-based strategies to control antibiotic-resistant pathogens in food safety, healthcare, and biotechnology. Research includes using phages to reduce foodborne pathogens, enhancing microbiological safety with natural antimicrobials, and investigating phage-derived enzymes such as endolysins for their antimicrobial potential. Studies also explore bacterial resistance mechanisms to phages and investigate methods to counteract resistance for long-term effectiveness. Phage-based approaches are developed to control multidrug-resistant pathogens, with precision applications investigated for bacterial infection control. Rapid biosensors are under development for pathogen detection in clinical, food, and environmental samples. Investigations extend to interactions between bacteriophages and bacterial populations to develop infection control strategies. These strategies integrate evolutionary trade-offs to restore antibiotic efficacy and include training phages to expand their host range.